The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-30
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS.

few days ago on account of the death OF
hermother and the failure of an uncle to
send for her. Her people live in Ar.
kansas.
At recent trial of bloodhounds at the
convict camp at Friar's Point, Miss,
negro under ten years. sentence was re-
leased and told that he could have his
liberty if he escaped the dogs. The con-
vict was given three hours start, but the
dogs ran the poor fellow down before he
had gone twenty miles.
Mrs. Griffin, of Haynesville, Ala, has a
Lady Banksian rosebush in her flower
garden which has been in bloom for sew.
eral weeks, during which time it has new,
er had less than 5000 roses on it.
The business portion of North Middle
town, Bourbon County, KY, was almost
totally destroyed by fire a few days ago.
Loss, $4,000; insurance only 50, 100.
Mr.. W. E. Burket, postmaster at Pine
Mills, Wood County, Tex, was arrested a
few DAYS ago. charged with delaying the
mail of VIM. Murphy.
friendly fencing bout in New Or.
leans club rooms Il few evenings since re.
suited in John T. Fernandez receiving 1.-THE
point of the foil below, the eye penetrating
the brain, from which death resulted
shortly afterward. Henry Bernard, who
inflicted the wound, was arrested.
George Bancroft, the historian, is max
ing a southern tour.
Captain Charles A. Allen of the Chatta-
nooga (Tenn.) cadets has been arrested on
a charge of breach of trust, his pecula-
lions amounting to several hundred dol.
lars of the company funds.
Jefferson Davis wrote a letter express
ing regret at not being able to attend the
ceremonies at the unwilling of the Cal
houn monument at Charleston, S. G.
few days ago Miss Halle, the twelve
year-Old daughter of Mr.. G. w. Shackle-
ford, of Lexington, Miss, met with sad
accident while visiting friends in Durant
While passing gun in the house she &C
cidentally struck it, causing an explosion
which killed her instantly.
Joe Shelton, a powerfully built negro,
confined in Jail at Ncholasville, KY, for
choking his aged mother to death about a
! year ago, killed fellow prisoner named
Sam Million with a bed Stat few nights
since. Million had been Gliding Shelton,
ard the latter, slipping up behind him,
dealt him a terrible blow, killing him in.
stantly. Million was imprisoned for 8
/ murder committed last summer.
A terrible accident occurred few days
ago on board the river steamer Delta,
which plies on Black river, near Whining.
ton, N. c. AS the steamer was near Rocky
Point, Fender County, her boiler explod-
ed and dealt destruction from one end OF
the craft to the other SO great was the
force Of the explosion that the boiler was
actually blown clear astern. 1t tore the
upper works all to pieces and made an
utter wreck Of the boa Much freight
was broken up or blown overheard. Fire.
man Floyd was instantly killed, being
struck by mass of iron. Frank An.
drews and another employee were serious.
ly, probably fatally hurt j. d. Kerr
owner of the boat, and its captain, had
his leg broken and suffered other in
juries. Several other persons are slight
ly hurt.
John Roy and Will Carson, near neigh
bors, living in the vicinity of Ooltewah
Tenn, got into a dispute few days age
about piece of land which resulted in ar
appeal to weapons, and both were killed
one being shot through the heart and the
other through the brain.
genuine case of leprosy is at present
interesting the physicians of Lou sville
KY The patients name is John Hastings
and he is said to have contracted the dis
ease in Honolulu about three years ago.
feud, the result of family trouble, ter
minated at ColfaX, Grant Parish, La, {
few days ago by Walter and Augustus
Shackleford shooting and killing n c
M'Neeley, a river pilot. The murderers
were both lodged in Jail
Fan Foley, Louisville (Ky) negress
called at the house of Mrs. Jane Malone {
few days ago and during the visit treated
Mrs. Malone to some druggel liquor anC
while the latter was in Il stupor, pro.
duced by her draught Fan cartod away
nearly every thing of value in the house
She was arrested for grand larceny.
A cyclone Wis tied the neighborhood o.
Suffolk, Va, a few days ago, during
which the house of John Wright, si1
miles north of Suffolk, was completely de
molshed Mr.. Wright and his wife anC
young sister and James Luke were in thu
house at the time. Mrs. Wright and Mr.
Luke were killed, the young girl fatally
injured and Nj Wright seriously hurt
Much other damage was done to property
along the pathway of the cyclone.
Four arrests have been made at Green
vile, S. c., in connection with the recen
Air Line railway robbery case. No rail
readers are involved. The robbers con
cealed themselves in freight cars SOM
distance from Greenville and threw GU
the goods at the Greenville Fair Grounds
Stolen goods have been found IN stores il
Greenville and throughout the country.
VIM Brooks formerly night watchma1
at the Algernon mills, in Augusta, Ga.
went to the mills few nights ago and de
manded entrance the e'o of Adolph Leop
ard. the present Waterman. A quarrel en-
sued, and Leopard shot Brooks dead
Brooks was intOXic tod.
The Democratic caucus of thu FIorid
Legisature alOptc the two-thirIs rule
by which ffty-seven votes are require
for the nomination of Senator GOverno
Perry has forty-seven supporters and eS
/ Governor Bloxham forty-one, and a
neither will give way TO the other, Their
seems 10 be a chance for dark horse.
; j. H. Satteri cid, prominent nerchan
&c T,pt A,tr 10 Of D,y,n N